Abu Dhabi, Canada, Chile, Croatia, India, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Russia and Turkey are reported to be at various stages of readiness to run a candidate or even full World Rally Championship round.

"We are not going to be racing in China despite the fact there was strong interest there," IndyCar president Mark Miles said. "Here we are on June 1 and all the arrangements aren't in place, so we don't feel comfortable adding an event to the calendar..."

The Board cited that STARS was unable to reach an agreement with the Grundy County Fair Board on a viable contract for this season, the loss of sponsors and health issues with some of the management team were all contributing factors.

Funds totaling $59,910 were given to Victory Junction’s Nicole Connor (in middle) by PRI’s John Kilroy and Judy Kean as part of the publishing and events company’s annual gathering for race industry professionals last month.

The KL City 400 was due to take place on August 12-14, and would have been the series' first round outside Australia and New Zealand since 2013. Series CEO James Warburton said a legal dispute involving the Malaysian promoter had held up preparations.